Harvest of horseshoe crabs, used for medicine and bait, to be limited to protect rare bird
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Interstate fishing regulators are limiting the harvest of a primordial species of invertebrate to try to help rebuild its population andRead More
File-transfer software data breach affected 1.3M individuals, says Maine officials
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The state of Maine has begun notifying people whose personal information was included in a data breach impacting as many asRead More
5-year-old girl reported missing in Providence found dead after search
A 5-year-old girl who was reported missing in Providence late Wednesday night has been found dead, police say. Naomi Thomas was reported missing after sheRead More
Democrat Gabe Amo becomes Rhode Island’s first Black candidate elected to Congress
Democrat Gabe Amo defeated Republican Gerry Leonard to win Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District seat Tuesday, becoming the state’s first Black candidate elected to Congress.Read More
Rhode Island could elect its first Black representative to Congress
Rhode Island voters could make history Tuesday by electing the state’s first Black representative to Congress or return the seat last held by Republicans inRead More
US senators seek answers from Army after reservist killed 18 in Maine
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Two senators from Maine asked the U.S. Army inspector general on Monday to provide a full accounting of interactions with aRead More
Maine mass shooter was alive for most of massive 2-day search, autopsy suggests
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Army reservist who opened fire inside at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, before disappearing was alive and possiblyRead More
Millions of dollars of psychedelic mushrooms seized in a Connecticut bust
Law enforcement officials came across a staggering find after being tipped off about possible drug-dealing: dozens of dog-food-size bags of psychedelic mushrooms worth an estimatedRead More
Biden tells residents of Maine city reeling from mass shooting: ‘You’re not alone’
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden stood for a moment of silence and placed a bouquet of white flowers at aRead More
Maine’s governor to form panel to probe how authorities handled previous concerns about Lewiston gunman
(CNN) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Wednesday she plans to establish an independent commission of experts to probe the Lewiston mass shooting, the “months preceding theRead More